The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 14

Episode 14 Lieutenant Kim (1)

“It looks like the soldiers have returned, brother.”

Oriental medicine room on the 3rd floor of the dormitory.

The man who slightly opened the window blinds and looked outside said.

“Hmph, we’re going for a group night walk in the middle of the night. “I’m tired.”

The man called Brother answered.

“…Wouldn’t it be a problem?”

“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk At that, they are just 20 year old babies. The only executive seemed like a pure-hearted guy with a solid military spirit. “They could have worked together among themselves.”

In the room, five men were sitting on their respective beds.

“More than that. I told you to check. “You’re checking properly, right?”

“Yes. “I asked several soldiers as naturally as possible, but so far there has been no awakened answer.”

The men talk comfortably as if they know each other well.

This was possible because, in the process of allocating rooms, the soldiers first divided them based on gender and then took steps to allow close friends to share the same room.

“I took a quick look too, and it looks like they use guns to kill monsters.”

“I don’t think there was anyone who thought it was strange even when I asked. “Everyone seemed to answer without any doubt.”

“Then there is a high probability that there will be no awakened people. “If it goes as planned, there won’t be any problems.”

“yes. “Then when should we decide?”

“But you never know. Let’s observe the situation for a few days and if there doesn’t seem to be a problem, do it right away. “There is nothing wrong with being cautious.”

“yes. older brother.”

* * *

The morning after the unit members gathered together for a meeting.

After finishing preparing breakfast, I sat down in the restaurant lounge.

He was fiddling with the dog tag around his neck.

The reason why I hold on to the dog tag that I normally don’t wear.

I suddenly missed the feel of this piece of iron.

It’s nothing like that.

[Clan token – leader]

[This is a token that proves that you are a member of the clan.]

[Ability score bonuses are given depending on the size of the group you belong to.]

This.

Because it is the first ‘equipment item’ I got in the world changed by this game.

‘It’s a clan.’

Last night.

Through the meeting, our unit grew from a ‘party’ size to a ‘clan’ size.

’30 awakened people and one leader.’

The 30 awakened people barely met the criteria.

Among the lizards caught in the fight with the Chieftain, all those that were still alive became materials for awakening.

After that, all the Lizards that invaded used it for awakening.

Originally, it was not easy to safely subdue the lizard.

Even if 10 animals attack, only 2 of them can be used for awakening.

But now time has passed.

The unit members are also getting used to dealing with Lizards.

The number of awakened people also increased.

‘More than anything, it’s because we have a healer.’

Even if the Lizard puts up some resistance.

Healers come forward and provide treatment.

There is no need to drive the lizard to a state where it cannot even resist.

The remnants of the attacking Lizard all became material for the awakening of the unit members.

Thanks to this, the awakening speed increased and 30 people were able to awaken.

By appointing a leader there.

Our unit’s status has been upgraded to a clan.

If you look at the message that appears in the achievement.

The one who created the clan-sized organization was ROK…

that is.

We are the second in Korea.

Come to think of it.

I think I received the 3rd place reward when 5 awakened people gathered together and achieved a party-sized achievement.

‘Did we beat one team?’

It’s amazing that we’re moving ahead so quickly, but

there’s nothing bad about it. The achievement rewards are also great.’

This dog tag I’m holding.

A reward for the achievement of creating a second clan.

[Group Skill (Token)]

[You can select an object that could become a symbol of the group and use it as a token. The badge can only be worn by those belonging to the group and provides a stat bonus based on the size of the group. The bonus value fluctuates depending on the status within the group.]

“That’s good.”

It is different from ‘Vimana’, which has no explanation and we do not even know what it looks like.

It provides stat bonuses to all members of the group.

Simple yet powerful effect.

As a leader, I have nothing to say.

The increase was so significant that other awakened soldiers could also feel it.

The shame of eating a dish I made with moderate effort?

‘It’s a shame that the only thing that all members of the unit have and can be used as a badge is the dog tag.’

Let’s use the badge skill on the dog tag.

All dog tags carried by the awakened people were turned into items.

The content written there also changed little by little.

The clan name and position were entered in the part where the military number was written.

There was also something like a small pattern in the background.

Dog tag.

Since it is in the form of a necklace, you can carry it with you at any time.

It is also good for proving affiliation.

This decision was made after consulting with other unit members.

Honestly, I think it’s the best choice.

“Of course it’s a dog collar….”

No.

I just feel a bit sad about the dog tag.

but.

That wasn’t the only unfortunate thing.

“Why me?”

One leader needed to fulfill the clan requirements.

The fact that it was me.

‘Why am I the leader? What kind of unit do cooks represent?’

After last night’s meeting.

I went to Minjae and asked him.

‘You were the first to awaken, and you were the one who set the unit’s policy to increase the number of awakened people.’

‘no. That’s just luck…’

‘Finding out the monsters’ weaknesses and playing the biggest role in large-scale raids.’

‘….’

‘Furthermore, the most frequent communication was through individual interviews, saying that the buff effect of cooking should be increased, and surveying the tastes of unit members. It’s you.’

‘that.’

‘Isn’t it strange that it’s not you at this level?’

‘Yes, but.’

I looked into it every detail.

There was no room for refutation.

And that’s not all.

‘Other awakeners killed the weakened Lizard with a gun, but you killed the monster with a kitchen knife. That’s two too.’

‘It wasn’t as easy as it sounds.’

‘On the first day of the raid, many members of the unit saw you walking around with a kitchen knife covered in monster blood.’

‘?’

‘The rumor spread throughout the unit that you were strong enough to kill a monster that could withstand a gun with just a sword.’

no.

There was a rumor like that somewhere.

‘It is an unstable situation in many ways. ‘Our unit needs a strong leader.’

‘That’s me?’

‘At least Gwangil, the berserker, has a similar image. This guy has a very gentle personality. I am. Umm. It’s a little hard to say it with my own mouth. ‘His reputation is not that good.’

If war breaks out, they will shoot Lee Min-jae in the back of the head first.

I heard something like that.

‘In the end, there is only you.’

Minjae said he had been thinking about that for a few days.

As a result of asking about the intentions of other unit members.

They only elected me as leader after confirming that there was no one to oppose.

Just to live.

To live to open my own restaurant one day.

Although it was just a struggle to make the unit stronger as a means of doing so.

I think it seemed different to the unit members.

‘I can’t refuse to say something like that.’

In the end, I accepted the leadership position.

After discussing a few more items, the meeting was dismissed.

Now the unit members.

He moves thinking of me as the commander, not Lieutenant Kim.

indeed.

Sitting in the restaurant and waiting.

“Loyalty.”

“So, has everything you asked for been done?”

“yes.”

A soldier came to see me.

“If you ask us about our occupation within the unit, you must never tell us the occupation on the status window. Don’t show anything strange. Well said.”

“good job.”

“I have completed conveying the story related to awakening by keeping it as quiet as possible. “Everyone will handle it well.”

this is.

One of the agenda items I proposed at yesterday’s meeting.

I remembered what Taejun said when he saw the stars.

‘It would be best to hide your teeth.’

In fact, Taejun also said that he didn’t know exactly why.

Claws must be hidden.

in other words.

It was clear that this meant that abilities had to be hidden.

‘The man who asked me my job name.’

I get goosebumps.

When he suddenly asked me what my job was.

If I had thoughtlessly answered ‘new chef’.

What happened?

‘In my case, it’s okay because I’m a chef, but for other guys.’

You may be wondering what’s so strange about asking about your occupation.

What if it was another awakened person who asked that question?

The intention of the question can be interpreted differently.

‘Are you an awakened person too?’

If you don’t know anything, you won’t know.

A job that involves peeking into the sky through the movements of the stars and whatnot.

This is after Taejun awakens at the planetarium and listens to this guy’s warning.

There is no harm in being careful.

“We must hide the existence of the awakened people as much as possible, but we must not delay the work of increasing the number of awakened people.”

“yes. “Anyway, the suppression of monsters was mainly done by awakened shooters, so there shouldn’t be any problem.”

“On the outside, the awakened shooters are no different from just soldiers with guns.”

The firepower is twice that of an ordinary soldier.

Depending on level and stats, the difference can be up to tens of times.

“The soldier whose turn is to awaken will pretend to go to move the Lizard’s body and wake up after suffocating him, so you don’t have to worry about hiding it. But…”

“Are there any other problems?”

“Survivors continue to ask for dialogue. “There are stories that must be shared.”

Come to think of it, it was like that.

“Are you sure you’re talking about that woman?”

When I first guided the survivors to the dormitory.

The woman who first asked us to talk.

“yes. “Contrary to what she seemed, she seemed to be the leader of the group of survivors.”

“Dialogue…”

They think our representative is Lieutenant Kim.

It would be Lieutenant Kim who should take the lead in dialogue, but he cannot do so right away.

“I can’t help it. “Leave Lieutenant Kim to me.”

“Are you sure it’s okay? Wouldn’t it be better for us to leave Lieutenant Kim and go on our own?…” “

Because this is the situation. “It would be better for the highest commander to come forward and do it himself.”

However, I have no intention of letting Lieutenant Kim command us as he pleases.

You might need to do some tricking.

“The survivors also chose a representative and met after dinner three days later. “Tell them to come to the conference room on the second floor of the dormitory.”

“yes.”

“Ah, tell the soldiers who will be participating in our meeting to be careful not to reveal anything about our unit’s situation as much as possible.”

“All right.”

Then, that soldier will be good at telling the story to the survivors.

“I guess I should do my job.”

I had put it off.

The time has come to sort out the ranks.

* * *

I left the restaurant after putting a few dishes on a small tray.

This time, the dishes were prepared with special care.

‘Especially in terms of materials, there was more freedom than usual.’

Thanks to this, I was able to use my skills more freely.

Just the dishes on the tray.

By military cafeteria standards, they are only luxurious.

Items taken from the cook master’s lounge.

It is a vessel used by executives from other units or general-level officials when they come for inspection.

The place we headed to with such gorgeously prepared food.

The dark basement of a restaurant.

It was a dreary space with only an old light fixture rattling around. A sound like

a huge

machine running.

The only sound is the vibration of various boiler equipment, water supply equipment, and generators.

It filled this small underground space.

‘It’s a basement, but it’s actually like a boiler room.’

The basement was a space that existed to supply a stove, hot water, and electricity to the restaurant building.

but.

Was it built larger than necessary at the time of design?

Because it was a fairly large space, there was a warehouse next to the various devices to store various supplies.

Mainly used by facility soldiers to store supplies.

Small warehouses classified by purpose.

The number is 7 in total.

‘A suitable number to use as a prison cell.’

For the general military.

A prison exists as a replacement for a prison.

But our unit is small.

A lower battalion belonging to a higher unit.

There is no way for an individually operated spiritual facility to exist.

‘If a soldier had to go to the brig, he usually went to the brig of the higher unit, right?’

That’s why the place was chosen as a prison facility to replace the brig.

Right here.

Renovated 7 warehouses in the restaurant basement.

It was decided to use it as a temporary detention facility.

I’m in one of those renovated warehouses.

I opened one door and went in.

What’s inside it.

The first user of this prison.

“Are you Youngjun?”

“hello.”

A man who was the only officer in our unit and the highest ranking officer.

“Lieutenant Kim.”

It was Lieutenant Kim.